Average Weather in Emperador Spain

In Emperador, the summers are warm, muggy, and mostly clear; the winters are long, cold, windy, and partly cloudy; and it is dry year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 85°F and is rarely below 36°F or above 91°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Emperador for hot-weather activities is from late June to early September.

Temperature

The hot season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 20 to September 20, with an average daily high temperature above 80°F. The hottest day of the year is August 11, with an average high of 85°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 20 to March 20, with an average daily high temperature below 65°F. The coldest day of the year is January 7, with an average low of 44°F and high of 60°F.

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Clouds

In Emperador, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Emperador begins around June 14 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around September 5. On July 23, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy89% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy11% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 5 and lasts for 9.3 months, ending around June 14. On October 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy47% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy53% of the time.

Precipitation

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Emperador varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.8 months, from September 2 to May 28, with a greater than 11% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 18% on October 12.

The drier season lasts 3.2 months, from May 28 to September 2. The smallest chance of a wet day is 3% on July 8.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 18% on October 12.

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Emperador experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from August 17 to June 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around October 19, with an average total accumulation of 1.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from June 17 to August 17. The least rain falls around July 19, with an average total accumulation of 0.2 inches.

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average liquid-equivalent snowfall.

Sun

The length of the day in Emperador varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2018, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 22 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 58 minutes of daylight.

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:33 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 51 minutes later at 8:23 AM on October 27. The earliest sunset is at 5:37 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 56 minutes later at 9:32 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Emperador during 2018, starting in the spring on March 25, lasting 7.1 months, and ending in the fall on October 28.

The solar day over the course of the year 2018. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

Humidity

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from June 10 to October 6, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 20% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is August 6, with muggy conditions 78% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is December 21, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Wind

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Emperador experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from October 21 to April 27, with average wind speeds of more than 8.4 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is January 31, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.8 months, from April 27 to October 21. The calmest day of the year is August 10, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.0 miles per hour.

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Emperador varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 3.1 weeks, from February 26 to March 20 and for 1.6 weeks, from April 16 to April 27, with a peak percentage of 33% on March 2. The wind is most often from the west for 3.9 weeks, from March 20 to April 16 and for 4.7 months, from October 6 to February 26, with a peak percentage of 32% on April 8. The wind is most often from the east for 5.3 months, from April 27 to October 6, with a peak percentage of 47% on July 24.

Wind Direction

The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions (north, east, south, and west), excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Water Temperature

Emperador is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.9 months, from July 2 to September 29, with an average temperature above 74°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is August 12, with an average temperature of 79°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.4 months, from December 13 to April 26, with an average temperature below 61°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is February 21, with an average temperature of 56°F.

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Best Time of Year to Visit

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Emperador throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Emperador for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid May to mid July and from mid September to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of June.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Emperador for hot-weather activities is from late June to early September, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Growing Season

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Emperador over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 16, with a 63% chance.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Emperador should appear around January 24, only rarely appearing before January 15 or after February 7.

Growing Degree Days

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Solar Energy

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 9 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 5, with an average of 7.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 27 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.3 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 16, with an average of 2.2 kWh.

The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Topography

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Emperador are 39.550 deg latitude, -0.333 deg longitude, and 39 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Emperador contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 118 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 42 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,847 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,473 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Emperador is covered by cropland (76%) and artificial surfaces (20%), within 10 miles by cropland (37%) and water (35%), and within 50 miles by water (37%) and cropland (25%).

Data Sources

This report illustrates the typical weather in Emperador, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Valencia Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Emperador.

At a distance of 14 kilometers from Emperador, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

Other Data

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.